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East German intelligence and Ireland, 1949-90 : espionage, terrorism and diplomacy / Jérôme aan de Wiel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- De Wiel, Jérôme aan, 1966- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Germany (East) : Ministerium fur Staatssicherheit.
- Germany (East) :.
- Espionage, East German--Northern Ireland.
- Espionage, East German.
- Espionage, East German--Ireland.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 313 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text is an in-depth examination of the relations between Ireland and the former East Germany between the end of the Second World War and the fall of the Berlin Wall. It explores political, diplomatic, economic, media and cultural issues. The long and tortuous process of establishing diplomatic relations is unique in the annals of diplomatic history. Central in this study are the activities of the Stasi. They show how and where East German intelligence obtained information on Ireland and Northern Ireland and also what kind of information was gathered. A particularly interesting aspect of the book is the monitoring of the activities of the Irish Republican Army and the Irish National Liberation Army and their campaigns against the British army in West Germany. The Stasi had infiltrated West German security services and knew about Irish suspects and their contacts with West German terrorist groups.
- Contents:
- Part 1: Relations Between Ireland and East Germany
- History of the relations between Ireland/Northern Ireland and the GDR
- Part 2: Intelligence
- Stasi history and sources
- Keeping informed and spying on Ireland
- Northern Ireland in the Zentralen Personendatenbank (ZPDB)
- Watching the PIRA, the INLA and BAOR, 1970s-1980s.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 8, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 1-84779-971-X
- OCLC:
- 981863953
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